Pembroke native's 'The Tick' flies back to the small screen

“The Tick,” the comic created by Pembroke native Ben Edlund, returns to the small screen 16 years after it left the air. The live-action show debuts on Amazon Aug. 25.

Edlund first drew the comic in 1986 when he was a senior at Silver Lake Regional High School and developed it into a comic book for New England Comics when he was in college. About a lovable and sometimes goofy superhero, it was an immediate hit. After gaining a sizable cult following, The Tick became the star of his own Saturday morning cartoon series on Fox Children’s Network.

Actor Peter Serafinowicz (“Shaun of the Dead,” “John Wick 2”) dons the blue tights as the title character in the new TV series. Griffin Newman (“Vinyl”) stars as the overwhelmed sidekick. Together they try to take down a global super villain.

Edlund was also a writer for the hit dramas, “Gotham,” “Angel” and “Supernatural.” He recently sat on a panel at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote the new superhero-comedy series. The Tick Season One will hit Amazon Prime Video in two six-episode installments. The first is out August 25 and the second follows in early 2018. The show also stars Valorie Curry, Jackie Earle Haley, Yara Martinez, Brendan Hines, Scott Speiser and Michael Cerveris.